Supporting Course Selection and transitions

The careers office has been very busy over the lockdown period, and families are reminded that when students are unable to be on site they will receive a Webex invitation from me for their career counselling appointment.

With the ‘virtual’ expo happening this week we are well on the way to course and subject selection for 2022 at NHS. Students are reminded to use all the resources on the myNorthcoteHigh Subject Selection and Careers pages to best inform their choices.

Year 12 students have begun the formal process of planning for their transition from NHS. They watched a presentation in Connect, and each student should be working on their Transition Preparation ‘booklet’ to start recording their ideas and research. Term 3 will see a big focus on Year 12 planning for transition and students need to be preparing for this.

University Open Days 2021

Universities are generally running their Open Day events via online platforms again this year. Many universities are also offering opportunities for prospective students to visit their campus, with a number of events occurring in the coming school holidays. July-August is the best time to explore what universities have on offer and how they can support you in reaching your goals for the future.

I strongly encourage all Year 11 and 12 students to actively participate in university Open days and special events.

Army Support Gap Year

An Army Support Gap Year role is a unique opportunity for students to experience life in the Army, without needing to make a long-term commitment. The skills obtained through the Army Support Gap Year program will provide them valuable work and life experience, which are transferable to civilian employment opportunities. It enables Gap Year members personal and professional development for their next endeavour.

In an Army Support role, recruits will learn logistic and task management skills to ensure the Army has the necessary supplies for exercises and humanitarian operations. Gap Year recruits can experience what life in the Army is like in one of three rewarding Army Support Gap Year roles. They may assist in the movement of supplies as a Driver, manage logistics as a Warehouse Coordinator, or become the point of contact within a unit as an Administration Assistant.

Gap Year applications are closing soon. Explore more about the Army Support Gap Year or contact Defence Force Recruiting on 13 19 01 for more information.

ACU Guarantee program

Current Year 12 students are eligible to apply for the ACU Guarantee program which allows students to have their Year 11 results used to receive an offer, rather than their ATAR. Students still need to complete the prerequisite subjects the degrees require, but an ATAR is no longer used. Most courses are participating with the exception of physiotherapy and certain education courses.

Students will be required to write a short personal statement that gives ACU an insight into their personal circumstances and motivation for university study, and improve their entry score for this program. Students can complete one, two or all three statement options, depending on how many are relevant to their experiences in life.

ACU will assess the Year 11 results and personal statement/s and give applicants a predicted selection rank and make an offer before final examinations.

Applications have opened and will close on Friday 24 September 2021. Applicants can expect a conditional offer from July 2021 onwards. To apply, visit ACU Guarantee Program.

Wednesday 9 June	Virtual Course Expo Years 8-11
Monday 14 June	Queen's Birthday public holiday
Friday 18 June	Assessment and Reporting - Pupil Free day
Monday 21 June	All day production rehearsal

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